U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is drafting legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s new promise: $5,000 to every adult citizen if the Republicans maintain their majority in the midterms. Trump acknowledged in his speech at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday that this year’s elections are competitive. He offered an unprecedented incentive to vote. […]
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Ohio’s candidates for governor have differing ideas when it comes to the future of education — from funding public schools to school vouchers and teacher pay. Ohio Democratic candidate Amy Acton, Ohio Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ohio Libertarian candidate Don Kissick are running for governor in the November election. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is […]
It is almost a cliché. The sleazy used car salesman. The high-pressure sales tactic to buy extra stuff you don’t need. Worn-down car buyers give in and pay more for junk add-ons like fabric protection, rustproofing, overpriced gap insurance, extended warranties, etc. It is a game of manipulation done to jack up dealership profits. Unnecessary […]
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Ohio officials and candidates alike have reacted to the death of a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant who died by apparent suicide after being bullied because of his immigration status and the […]
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is assuring public universities that a proposal to shut down “subpar” institutions, as suggested by candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, will not happen. In a crowded auditorium at The Ohio State University, DeWine gave a speech to community college leaders as well as four-year program presidents and trustees. Kent State University President […]
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically […]
Friday marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Around 3,000 people were killed that day, and nearly 10,000 more have died in the years since from 9/11-related illnesses connected to the collapse of the twin towers. In […]
Yemen’s Houthis Seize Entire Red Sea Coastline, Consolidating Power Over Bab al-Mandab Strait, Oil Prices Surge Toward $110 a Barrel as More Ships Are Struck Near Strait of Hormuz, At GOP Midterm Convention, Trump Asks Supporters to “Cheat Like Hell” to Win Election, Supreme Court Again Blocks Missouri from Using Gerrymandered Congressional Map in Midterms, […]
As part of our weeklong coverage marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the launch of the United States’ so-called war on terror, we take a look at the human, financial and environmental costs of U.S. military intervention around the world with Neta Crawford, co-founder of Brown University’s Costs of War Project. […]
“The 'war on terror' was always a construct to be waged, never quite to be ended.” We discuss the origins and impacts of the global “war on terror,” launched by the U.S. government in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., with Spencer Ackerman, author of Reign of […]
In the five years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan following the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, millions of Afghan refugees have been forced out of neighboring Iran and Pakistan, where they had been living and “dumped at the border” without immediate access to food, water or shelter. At the same […]
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